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Incredible Desert Garden Built for Drought, DIY
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- čas přidán 18. 09. 2023
- High above the Coachella Valley out in the Mojave Desert Carl S. has been conducting an experiment that, until now, has been very private. Too splendid to remain secret, Carl’s garden haven offers an inspiring look at the possibilities for an all-native, drought-tolerant landscape that this self-taught desert gardener cultivated from a once featureless parcel. Located on the eastern edge of Joshua Tree, much of Carl’s oasis sprang from seed he grew himself. A keen observer, Carl’s trial-and-error approach to discovering the hardiest specimens best suited for this hot and dry climate paid off in the form of a thriving plot of homegrown paradise. (Correction: 0:37 is mislabeled. That tree is actually a Chilean Mesquite.)
You are free to stroll the wide paths. Relax, follow your own inspiration through the ocotillo garden, discover the entertainment area in the shade of palo verde trees. Become inspired and informed by this MBCA 2023 Desert-Wise Landscape Tour video with this beautiful, thoughtful garden in the Morongo Basin, in San Bernardino County, Southern California.
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Love ocotillos
Beautiful landscape. Hello from Serbia.
I like what you said about watering being your meditation.
fascinating. I also find watering my plants is like doing meditation
Nice work...a piece of land sadly scraped bare, now something special created in it's place.
Indeed!
Nice yard
Meanwhile, i am sitting here, in the middle of the winter, dreaming of the sun, and summer ....
This is wonderful! Very inspiring. Go Carl!
Great video. Beautiful property with an intentional vision. That elephant tree is incredible.
I have been growing a good majority of my food here in Landers, for 20 years. I have 17-3/4” EMT shade canopies with Aluminet shade cloth - 35% to 65%…A great majority except for the mulberry’s, are in air pots.
Many of my canopies are covered with 1/2” aviary netting. Others are covered in insect barrier cloth to protect the summer plants from spider mites, etc.
I went about it a little differently from you because of too many problems with wild critters, wind, etc. There is a 7’ wood fence around the entire growing area where vulnerable plants are growing.
Even with all this, I still have many birds nesting and raising young inside these areas and I grow many plants for them also….like chiliquite berries.
My chosen method for fertilization and creation of natural pesticides is the JADAM (Korean Natural Farming) where you make both from all biomass on your property….leaves, weeds, prunings, etc.
The water usage charge is $60 every two months…..but actual water usage runs me about $60-90 a month. I also hand water.
The main reason for hand watering is because all life is sentient…..to be a successful farmer/gardener, one must cultivate close relationships with each plant, bush, tree, including annual cover crops. Hand watering also allows one to monitor changing conditions…not over or under watering, and one is able to address health issues promptly.
It is extremely rare for me to have anything die on me because problems are caught quickly, either thru the plants themselves communicating, or simple observation.
Almost anything grows here…it is one of the best growing areas in the world and we are so fortunate to be able to grow year around.
Awesome work Carl! What a transformation, it looks incredible!
I agree. Randy/GA
Such an amazing transformation!!
I'm moving to slab city to do this
This is absolutely gorgeous! I hand water as well and likewise it's meditative.
🎉❤❤❤❤
Wow, that is seriously dry. The driest region of Australia in South Australia's far north gets 100mm of rain a year. (4 inches)
Watering is also my meditation.
Are you planting prickly pear for fruit
Water prices? Do you have a well and solar to keep it pumpung all day?
czcams.com/video/BgvOps3QAto/video.html 0:37 is mislabeled. That tree is actually a Chilean Mesquite
I planted some trees and the critters climbed over the chicken wire and ate the trees!! Any suggestions? Thanks!!
Chicken wire, sadly, is useless. It should only be used temporarily till something better is put in place. Squirrels and rodents can squeeze right thru the holes, even baby bunnies.
To grow successfully out here, you have to understand you are going to have to spend some money for long term protection.
I have been growing a majority of my own food out here for 20 years….I have a huge background in mistakes 😂.
You are going to have to put trees in 1/2” hardwire cages until they grow big enough to withstand gnawing…..at the very least you will need to put wrap around plastic tree guards on them.
I changed to a different method of growing trees here about five years ago.
Trees in a regular tree form…..I am talking about nuts and fruits…..don’t do as well here because they are more exposed to wind and heat stress. I cut everything down to 18” (except the mulberries) and turned everything into bushes. Huge success. I keep everything below 7 feet….easy to cover, easy to harvest, easy to protect when fruit is in production. Plus, the water usage is cut in half….and it’s easier to prune each winter.
Read my other post I made here for some further tips.
Questions are always welcome. 😊
I would like to mention also, don’t grow hybrid trees. Life expectancy is poor, they are more susceptible to disease, they have poor immune systems.
It’s better to buy non grafted standard varieties and turn them into bushes or prune for small trees. A standard can live a 100 years…..hybrids can’t be cloned and they live only about 20 years and production is very small compared to standards.🎉
What about beans and potatoes
525 gallons of water per person per day? That's unsustainable. That much water means the gardener might be in a hurry. Also, good luck with the ocotillos, they never grow that closely packed in a natural setting. Nice work though, your place is cool!
I agree,that's a lot of water.
Read some of my posts. I wrote them since you posted yours. I hand water and grow most of my food…..my water bill, not counting the usage charge, is about $60-90 a month. I have about 30 trees and a hundred plants, including tropicals, like bananas.
I also have a fairly big TCM plant garden as I am a TCM practitioner, along with typical Chinese plants like Jujube and Goji. 😊
I wanted to put larger trees as well, but my budget is restricted. I am about an hour away from you.